Watch: One Person Tossed Overboard After Minke Whale Struck in Barnegat Inlet
A 20-foot Minke whale was killed in Barnegat Bay on Saturday after being struck by a vessel, prompting a coordinated emergency response and plans for a necropsy early Monday. At 2:45 p.m.,…
Second Minke Whale Found Dead Off Jersey Coast Days Since Offshore Wind Survey Ship Returned
LAVALLETTE, N.J. — A small minke whale was found dead early Friday morning near Trenton Avenue in Lavallette, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC). The whale, measuring between 10 and…
Dead minke whale found in Raritan Bay off New Jersey shoreline
SANDY HOOK, N.J. — A dead minke whale was discovered floating in the Lower Bay/Raritan Bay area on Thursday morning, prompting efforts by local and federal agencies to track its movement. The…
Experts Conduct Necropsy on Minke Whale Found Dead at Leonardo State Marina
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – On October 19, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) spearheaded a collaborative effort to extricate a deceased Minke whale from Leonardo State Marina’s bulkhead. Assisted by the New Jersey…
Study explains mealtime for the minke whale, the ocean’s littlest giant
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the smallest of the group of baleen whales that includes the blue whale – filter-feeding behemoths of the marine realm – the Antarctic minke whale…
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